Pen and pencil holder.



B. P. GIBBS.

PEN AND PENCIL HOLDER. APPLICATION man MAY 2, 1914.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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BRYCE P. GIBBS, 0F LONG- BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

PEN .AND PENCIL HOLDER.

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Application filed May 2, 1914.

To @ZZ 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, BRYCE P. GIBBS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Long Beach, in the county ofLos Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen and Pencil Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the subject of pen and pencil holders, and has special reference to a novel construction thereof which will accommodate a plurality of pens and pencils, and also a calendar or other memorandum card.

It is desirable to have a container that completely houses the greater part of pens or pencils, so that they are protected from breakage, and at the same time held in a secure position to prevent them from falling out and becoming lost. Accordingly, the present invention contemplates a device that may be easily inserted in the pocket of a wearer or attached to a garment in such a manner that it will always be handy and ready for use, and at the same time protect the clothes from becoming soiled or stained from ink or pencil leads.

Another feature of the invention resides in its novel assembly of parts which are few, simple, and inexpensive while at the same time durable and serviceable, thereby .rendering the invention capable of a practical commercial embodiment which renders the same particularly useful as an advertising novelty, though it will of course be understood that it is capable of being made in neat and attr'active form which will increase its value as an article of personal wear.

With the above and other objects in view which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of the stamped metal blank from which the invention is formed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the resilient deflecting leaf. Fig. 3 is a view of the calendar and memorandum card. Fig. Llis a perspective view of the complete holder. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 6

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. I3, i915. Serial No. 835,925.

is a rear elevation. Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view on the line 7-7 of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 5.

.Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying out the present invention, any suitable material may be employed, though tin or similar pliable sheet metal is preferred, thus making the holder inexpensive to construct, and at the same time, light and serviceable. However, in some embodiments of the device the metal body may be covered with leather or other suitable ornamental material thus making it more attractive when manufactured for sale.

With particular reference to the construction shown in the several figures of the '1 drawings, it will be observed that Fig. l shows a plan view of the container blank l from which the holder is formed. The said blank .l is provided with a back wall. portion 2 and a front wall portion 3, and an intermediate bottom wall portion 4.-. The back wall portion l is provided with the side wall attaching flanges 5 and also with the lining securing edges 6, while the front wall 3 is stamped to provide the wing-like side walls 7 and a lining clamping edge 8. The attaching flanges 5 on each side of the back wall portion 2, and the side wall 7 on the front wall portion 3, have provided there between laterally extended lining clamping ears 9 which extend from both sides of the bottom portion 4.

The resilient deflecting leaf l0, the blank for which is shown in Fig. 2, is provided at its top edge with laterally projecting attaching ears 1l, the purpose of which will hereinafter more fully appear.

In assembling the container, a layer of felt or equivalent material l2 is preferably placed upon the area of the blank 1 bounded by the dotted lines a, c and Z shown in Fig. l, and the lining clamping edges 6 of the back wall portion 2 are folded over to clamp and protect the felt, as are likewise the lining clamping ears 9 carried by the bottom portion 4L, and the edge 8 of the front wall portion 3. The side wall attaching flanges 5 of the back wall portion 2 are bent forwardly at right angles to the body of the blank, while the side walls 7 carried by the front wall 3 are bent rearwardly so that when the blank is doubled upon itself, to

f' 'ment inj the holder, itis necessary to bend bring the` ivalls 2 and 3 into their proper relation, theside Walls 7 Will overlap With the vflanges so that they may be soldered or otherwise suitably fastened to hold the Walls tainerleavhfig open spaces at each' side of Y fj the .bottom of the pocket so that broken lead lO'Jand accumulations of dust may b'eeasilyy 1 and 2 together and thereby form the container Vpocket 13.'V The said side Walls 7 terminate short of the bottom of the conremoved. Arranged Within said pocket 13,

preferably near the lower end of the frontV ivall 3, is a yielding pencil gripping member `f i, VllljvVW/hich consists'of a rubber tube 15. -covered With felt or other similar Vmaterial as lzlearlylshovvn in Figir of the'dravving.

VReferring to Fig. 2 which shows 'the blank 1 ofthe resilient deflecting leaf 10 having the attaching-ears 11, it Ywill beznoted that in order'to prepareY this Y member `.for embodil the body ofthe same into the cross 'sectional tion by the attaching ears' 11 being soldered i Fig. 5' to Vprovide a card receiving slot 17.

'Thus, vvli'en'a card, calendar, or other Similarg'ni'ember 18 is inserted in the slot 17, the

, g the. top portion thereof to present a finger gripping portion' to effect its Withdrawal;

or otherwise suitably secured tothe upper Yportions ofthe side Walls V7 of the front Wall 2.' The attaching ears 11 of the guard leafA .10'are of such a length that when the guard fis placed in positionjin the mouth of the pocket that the wall 16 `Vof said guard is spaced fromv the frontivall 3, asV shown in lattervvill Vbe 'supportedton the top of the pencil;grippingV member 14 so as to vexpose Thepresent device'is preferably rvmade of suchiasize that itinay be easily inserted in Yi5 a vest pocket. ftHovvever, the rear Wall 2 of the-'device isprovi'ded with garment attachy ing-,means 1 9,`r thus making it possible to.

secure'V the holder to anylgarment, and on any4 desired portion thereof. i

l Fromthe Aforegoing description, it is believedthat it Will be lapparent that a Vnovel "and .effectivepencil holderhas been devised,

which in addition to 'holding pens, pencils,

and fsimilarfarticles, provides a Vpocket Yor receptacle for va calendar, memorandum slip,

oradvertising card.V The provision of the deflecting leaf lOin addition to .providing a ..1 Y

Witnesses:

i' guid'eslotl for-the vreception of a card deliects Y articles inserted in, the pocket of'thejcon-v tainer toward` the rear vWall of the same, so

that there is no danger of the gripping member 14 being torn from its position.

I claim;

1. A pen and pencil holder including a container body formed ofa single piece of sheet metal doubled upon itself to form a pocket and having lining clamping edge portions and oppositely disposed side Walls Vand securing flanges, said side Walls and ,flanges being arranged in spaced apart pairs on opposite sides of the bend 0f the blank and disposed in overlapping relation, and pencil gripping means Within said pocket.

2. n pen and pencil holder including a container bodyformed of a single piece of sheet Vmetal having front and rear Walls initially in longitudinal alinement and in the same plane, side Walls formed from said front Wall, attaching Vflanges stamped With said back Wall andi spaced from said side vWalls, lining clamping ears projectingy from the body in the space between the said oppositely disposed flanges and side Walls, said single piece of metal adapted to be doubled upon itself and having its side Walls and flanges bent into overlapping relation to form a pocket open at its bottom corners, and pencil gripping means within the pocket formed by the double piece of metal.V

1 3. A pen and pencil holder including a pocket member formed of a single stamping of sheet metal doubled upon itself to provide a back Wall portion and a front Wall portion of less height than said back Wall, side Wall portions integral with the front Wall and secured to the back Wall portion, said side Wall terminating short of the bottom of the pocket, a resilient deflecting leaf having laterally extending attaching arms adapted to be secured Within the mouth of the pocket to the side Walls s0 that the body' of the leaf is spaced froln the front wall, and yielding pencil gripping means within the pocket.

4C. A. pen and pencil holder comprising a container body having a resilient deflecting leaf secured Within Vthe mouth thereof and spaced from the front wall to form a slot, a yielding pencil gripping element arranged Within the container across the lower portion of the front Wall of said body, said yielding'element and slot formed by the deflecting `leaf and front Wall of the -body forming a card receiving pocket.

in vtestimony whereof 1 hereunto aliX my signature in the presence of two Witnesses. Y

Baron r. Giens.

J. E. HATCH, T. M. SMITH.

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Y i Washington, D. C. 

